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William Clark (Greenock 1803-1883)
Lot 61

William Clark (Greenock 1803-1883)

The Eliza Stewart under reduced sail in the Channel off the Eddystone lighthouse

Closed20 November 2013

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William Clark (Greenock 1803-1883)
The Eliza Stewart under reduced sail in the Channel off the Eddystone lighthouse
signed and dated 'Wm. Clark/1847' (lower left)
oil on canvas
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm.)

Presented by the National Maritime Museum to Commander W.E. May, R.N. on his retirement and thence by descent.

Specialist note

Ordered for Stewart & Co. of Greenock and undoubtedly named for a female member of her owner's family, the Eliza Stewart was built in Swift's yard at Brockwear [on the Wye in Gloucestershire (?)] in 1845. Registered at 442 tons, she began her career on a passage from Newport to Ceylon under Captain Henderson but, once back home, soon settled into a more regular run from the Clyde to Bombay and/or Calcutta. Captain Henderson remained with her for ten years, eventually handing over to Captain Arthur, and then, in 1859, she was sold to Fellows of London and began running to Australia under Captain Openheim; she disappears from record in the mid-1860s, her fate unknown.